Leaking front left shock - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Xauterus · 11-05-2012, 06:13 AM

Tonight I was fitting my Tein Coilovers to the 86. Back end went in fine with Cusco lower arms and braces.

On the front the left side shock was leaking quite a lot. I have only done around 5000 km.

Its something that would be worth checking.

Pretty poor to have a leak after such low kilometres.

Cusco lower arms are a pain to tighten the adjuster nuts once in the car. I think they need to be unbolted to tighten the jam nuts properly.

11-05-2012, 09:19 AM

Well that's pretty shit to hear about the Cusco arm design, putting mine in soon too so thanks for the heads up

Surok · 11-05-2012, 04:57 PM

oh well thats what you have warranty for (the shocks i mean)
i would put it all back to stock and take it to toyota and get the shocks replaced before you modify it further

Justkiz · 11-05-2012, 06:20 PM

Did you have steering feel loosen recently? some are reporting significant loosen steering wheel feel which described as "floating".
The shocks bleeding you found might be the cause of loosen steering.
It is damn lame really, I am getting seriously angry over all these issues with 86/BRZ.
It is really the time to reconsider my order before mine delivered end of this month.
really really really disappointing.

ZZT86 · 11-05-2012, 06:42 PM

Can honestly say I've never seen that happen to any new Toyota I've had before 100k is up and these struts modded sti ! Possibly a dud shock !

JP · 11-05-2012, 07:19 PM

my WRX had a leaking front shock at similar K's, replaced under warranty no questions asked.

Nardi330 · 11-05-2012, 07:37 PM

guess this is a Subaru thing rather than Toyota?

JP · 11-05-2012, 09:20 PM

not really, most people dont notice the leaks as they're covered by the dust boot.

I've seen plenty of Toyota shocks leaking while under warranty. I can't recall who the WRX shocks were made by but most of the Toyota OEM's I've seen have had KYB stamped on them somewhere.

Xauterus · 11-06-2012, 02:39 AM

The 86 is fitted with showa ?? shocks. I cant be bothered putting it back to stock just to get a replacement shock.

They will only collect dust now anyway.

More something that 86 owners should keep an eye on.

Nafe · 11-06-2012, 07:10 AM

Angry about a leaking shock?? Wow, you guys to need to relax :s
You do realise they are mass produced parts right?? That means there will be the odd failure..... There is no point making a big deal about. ANY car will have some things go wrong, You have warranty, what's the big deal??
People really like to make mountains out of molehills :s

Surok · 11-06-2012, 04:15 PM

Its upsetting nonetheless, but it would be resolved under warranty if the owner chose to do that.

11-05-2012, 06:13 AM	#1
Xauterus Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: GTS 86 Galaxy Blue Location: Brisbane Australia Posts: 212 Thanks: 8 Thanked 35 Times in 26 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Leaking front left shock Tonight I was fitting my Tein Coilovers to the 86. Back end went in fine with Cusco lower arms and braces. On the front the left side shock was leaking quite a lot. I have only done around 5000 km. Its something that would be worth checking. Pretty poor to have a leak after such low kilometres. Cusco lower arms are a pain to tighten the adjuster nuts once in the car. I think they need to be unbolted to tighten the jam nuts properly.

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11-05-2012, 09:19 AM	#2
Paragon Guest Posts: n/a Mentioned: Post(s) Tagged: Thread(s)	Well that's pretty shit to hear about the Cusco arm design, putting mine in soon too so thanks for the heads up

11-05-2012, 04:57 PM	#3
Surok Wise old man Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 86 GTS Location: Sydney Posts: 1,003 Thanks: 999 Thanked 240 Times in 161 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	oh well thats what you have warranty for (the shocks i mean) i would put it all back to stock and take it to toyota and get the shocks replaced before you modify it further

11-05-2012, 06:20 PM	#4
Justkiz Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: WRB BRZ Location: Australia Posts: 59 Thanks: 28 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Did you have steering feel loosen recently? some are reporting significant loosen steering wheel feel which described as "floating". The shocks bleeding you found might be the cause of loosen steering. It is damn lame really, I am getting seriously angry over all these issues with 86/BRZ. It is really the time to reconsider my order before mine delivered end of this month. really really really disappointing.

11-05-2012, 06:42 PM	#5
ZZT86 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: BR86 Location: Location Posts: 841 Thanks: 310 Thanked 146 Times in 114 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Can honestly say I've never seen that happen to any new Toyota I've had before 100k is up and these struts modded sti ! Possibly a dud shock !

11-05-2012, 07:19 PM	#6
JP Backyard Fabricator Join Date: May 2012 Drives: JZX83, SF5 GT, ZZE82 turbo Location: Australia Posts: 303 Thanks: 47 Thanked 166 Times in 83 Posts Mentioned: 40 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	my WRX had a leaking front shock at similar K's, replaced under warranty no questions asked.

11-05-2012, 07:37 PM	#7
Nardi330 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Drives: 86 Location: Brisbane Australia Posts: 2,168 Thanks: 287 Thanked 374 Times in 264 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	guess this is a Subaru thing rather than Toyota?

11-05-2012, 09:20 PM	#8
JP Backyard Fabricator Join Date: May 2012 Drives: JZX83, SF5 GT, ZZE82 turbo Location: Australia Posts: 303 Thanks: 47 Thanked 166 Times in 83 Posts Mentioned: 40 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	not really, most people dont notice the leaks as they're covered by the dust boot. I've seen plenty of Toyota shocks leaking while under warranty. I can't recall who the WRX shocks were made by but most of the Toyota OEM's I've seen have had KYB stamped on them somewhere.

11-06-2012, 02:39 AM	#9
Xauterus Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: GTS 86 Galaxy Blue Location: Brisbane Australia Posts: 212 Thanks: 8 Thanked 35 Times in 26 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The 86 is fitted with showa ?? shocks. I cant be bothered putting it back to stock just to get a replacement shock. They will only collect dust now anyway. More something that 86 owners should keep an eye on.

11-06-2012, 07:10 AM	#10
Nafe Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: Mt Fuji Red 86 GT Location: Brisbane Posts: 888 Thanks: 9 Thanked 109 Times in 86 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Angry about a leaking shock?? Wow, you guys to need to relax :s You do realise they are mass produced parts right?? That means there will be the odd failure..... There is no point making a big deal about. ANY car will have some things go wrong, You have warranty, what's the big deal?? People really like to make mountains out of molehills :s

11-06-2012, 04:15 PM	#11
Surok Wise old man Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 86 GTS Location: Sydney Posts: 1,003 Thanks: 999 Thanked 240 Times in 161 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Its upsetting nonetheless, but it would be resolved under warranty if the owner chose to do that.

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